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SIOUX FALLS BRACES FOR CROWDS AT MCGOVERN SERVICES
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MCGOVERN_SERVICES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-25-03-20-07SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's largest city is welcoming political figures, family and friends in town to celebrate the life and career of former Democratic U.S. senator and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern, a legend in state's political history who died Sunday at age 90.
Hundreds of people are expected to gather Thursday for a public viewing and prayer service at First United Methodist Church. Among the confirmed guests is Vice President Joe Biden, who served alongside McGovern in the Senate in the 1970s and early '80s.
"I was honored to serve with him, to know him and to call him a friend. ... Above all, George McGovern was a generous, kind, honorable man," Biden said Sunday in an emailed statement after McGovern's death.
The two days of remembrance for the staunch liberal will include some of South Dakota's highest ranking officials from both sides of the political spectrum. Sen. John Thune, Rep. Kristi Noem and South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, all Republicans, have confirmed they plan to attend. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is scheduled to speak at the 6:30 p.m. Thursday prayer service.
